FPP 8.4 released!

[MikeKrebs]

Running V9 on 3B+. Not doing anything interesting. Seems to be stable.

[breese]

My understanding so far is it will be backward compatible, but I am not a programmer.....
My test Pi is a 5 because I got one cheep and added an HVME drive to it.

[Santacarl]

"added an HVME drive to it."

I've been thinking of doing that to my Pi 4 looking to give me some headroom on Read/Write as my show gets bigger.  Dumb question:  Do you still need an SD card or are the OS and all files stored on the Nvme?  I'm assuming when you let the PI "expand memory" it uses all the space availableon the Nvme?

[breese]

You can do either. I am using the HVME as the FPP boot and fully expanded it allows me to backup my other Pi's to it.

[Santacarl]

You can do either. I am using the HVME as the FPP boot and fully expanded it allows me to backup my other Pi's to it.

Thanks for the response.  The thing that's holding me back from doing this is that I have no clue how to get the FPP to boot to the HVME.....and whether to use a HAT or an NVMe drive in a USB 3.0 Enclosure.  I think I'd rule out a Pi case that supports NVMe drives due to cost.

I just simply don't have the knowledge to navigate the switch to NVMe.  I've looked for a 'how to' but haven't found anything that I understand because most are theoretical and presume you have some background to take concepts to practical use.  

Do you happen to know of a basic "read a step.....do a step....get a banana" video or site that walks a Noob through what components are needed and how to assemble and get it working? 

Thanks again for the time to respond....I appreciate it.

[darylc]

[Santacarl]

Thanks Darylc!  I appreciate the link!